Spanish Terracotta Tiles - Acclamation of Bracarius

Sculpture

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HM-291. 1-125

Description

Acclamation of Bracarius Terracotta Tomb Tile Each with a symbol at the center Mottled in sand and beige with block trim in foliated design of similar coloring. Inscription reads: Bracari , vi= vas cum tuis! TRANSLATION O Bracarius, may you live along with your people! [USEP HCM.L.03.8.7] Found in catacomb near Ronda, Spain Listed as Roman tiles from year 800 Hammond purchased 125 in Spain in 1931 (In office - 18 across, 5 down = 90 total, some in library & storage) Similar piece at MET identified as Visigothic or Byzantine - "This plaque is thought to be a cover for a niche in a columbarium, or communal tomb. The Christogram--the monogram for Christ's name formed from the first two letters of his name in Greek (x and p), identifies the deceased as Christian. Scholars debate the meaning of the inscription in Latin, which may be a prayer for the deceased."

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

291

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaque

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

1932-03-03 Santiago Hernandes (tiles from Spain)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (51)

Note Type

1937-10-21 to Dr Francis Taylor (sources of tile & marbles), pg (1-3)

Note Type

[USEP HCM.L.03.8.7] HM291.1-125 Terracotta Tile - Acclamation of Bracarius

Note Type

[USEP HCM.L.03.8.8] HM291.1-125 Terracotta Tile - Acclamation of Bracarius